During the Corona pandemic, people applauded for the nursing staff in the intensive care units of German hospitals. A good year after the official end of the pandemic, the issue has fallen out of the public spotlight - but the challenges within hospitals are actually getting bigger. The lack of nursing staff in particular is causing problems: The German Hospital Association estimates that there are currently more than 10,000 vacant nursing positions in intensive care units alone. PULS reporter Ariane Alter wants to find out: How hard is the job in the intensive care unit really? And: What would have to change so that more people finally want to do it? To do this, she works for two days in the intensive care unit of a Munich hospital and accompanies the everyday life of nursing professional Maria Winkelbauer and ward manager Barbara Munro-Zorn. #PULSReportage #Reportage #Clinic #Care #Intensive Care Unit ---------- You can find the most important sources here: ➡ German Hospital Association https://www.dki.de/fileadmin/forschun... ➡ German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) eV (on request) ➡ Federal Ministry of Health https://www.bundesgesundheitsminister... ➡ Federal Ministry of Health https://www.bundesgesundheitsminister... ➡ Munich Clinic https://www.muenchen-klinik.de/jobs/p... ---------- Chapter overview 00:00 Introduction: How hard is the job in intensive care really? 00:54 Start of the shift: This is the intensive care unit 02:32 1st patient: Does his life depend on the work of the nursing staff? 04:40 2nd patient: This is how care is provided 06:48 How does nursing professional Maria deal with her great responsibility? 07:54 Back to the first patient: Ari helps with the blood draw 10:16 What are the consequences of the staff shortage in the intensive care unit? 13:38 Day 2: Ari accompanies a difficult procedure 18:32 One thing after another - on to the next patient 20:20 How much does a nurse earn in the intensive care unit? 21:38 Ari's conclusion ---------- Editors: Lukas Hellbrügge, Alexandra Reinsberg, Nadine Posmik Camera: Lukas Hellbrügge Editing: Lukas Hellbrügge Graphics: Felix Holderer, Lukas Brenninger, Solvey Handrick Channel Management: Amir Khalifa ---------- We are Ariane Alter, Sebastian Meinberg, Kevin Ebert and Leah Nlemibe from PULS Reportage. We want to answer the most important, most exciting and craziest questions of our generation. We are brave. We are curious. We push boundaries. And most importantly: We don't just talk about it, we try it out. For you! ✚ Follow us on TikTok for even more exciting content: / bestofpulsreportage ✚ Follow us on Instagram for stories, surveys and quizzes: / pulsreportage ► Our community rules apply in the comments column: https://br.de/s/3hdcM5g ---------- PULS Reportage is part of PULS, the young content network of Bayerischer Rundfunk. Here you can find an overview of all PULS formats and events: / dein_puls ---------- ♫ All songs from this PULS report: Eli Preiss, Melik, Tschickgott – flickerndes licht Alex Lahey – They Wouldn't Let Me In yunÈ pinku – Sports Dillon – 3core Pashanim – Hauseingang Donkey Kid – Deep Blue nand – Dachlatte Sycco – Jinx Danger Mouse, Black Thought – Aquamarine (feat. Michael Kiwanuka) Luciano – Gestern Luciano – Vorankommen WOHINN – Brenn Mich Aus KYTES, Digitalism – Hula-Hoop BICEP – Glue BICEP – Atlas Blushy AM, Polaster – fall over (Instrumental) Nourished by Time – Hell of a Ride